Zach wrote:If we were going to get him I would have preferred a multi year deal not a one year deal like the Nats gave him. Boras is just posturing for next year.

I would have PREFERRED NOT to sign him BUT, if we had, I would have preferred the one year deal because I consider him a BIG risk long term. The one year would given us time to see what we have in our young pitchers.

]]>2012-02-06T08:51:03-05:002012-02-06T08:51:03-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=706&p=6453#p6453Statistics: Posted by Zach — February 6th, 2012, 8:51 am
]]>2012-02-05T22:29:20-05:002012-02-05T22:29:20-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=706&p=6451#p6451Statistics: Posted by Rising O's — February 5th, 2012, 10:29 pm
]]>2012-02-04T02:37:32-05:002012-02-04T02:37:32-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=706&p=6444#p6444Natinals now have three starters better than any of ours, I hope Peter is happy.

Zach wrote:Rumors actually seem to be saying that he will get a one-year deal rather than the multi-year deal he and Boras had desired.

Which probably means that he has little chance at being on the Orioles. They probably see no reason to sign him on a 1yr deal. I would have to agree.

I doubt that Scot Boras would expose him to the AL East on a one year deal to "build value". Even if he would consider the Orioles for a one year contract Boras would INSIST on a no trade contract because the primary reason the Os would consider him for just one year would be to trade him in July.

I disagree with that. IMO he's no better than Jeremy Guthrie and may perform worse than Guts in the AL East.

I also feel we have better TALENT in Britton, Arrieta, and Matusz. The fact that the development of those players has been botched horribly does not diminish their talent. Edwin Jackson is an overpriced mediocre talent and the rest of baseball knows it or he wouldn't still be on the market on January 29th.